Men try to shift a log from a roof in Kale township, Sagaing, Burma. Four areas of the country have been declared disaster zones. Photograph: Lynn Bo Bo/EPHeavy monsoon rains have continued to lash much of southern Asia, threatening further casualties and more destruction after a week of lethal floods and landslides.

Heavy monsoon rains have continued to lash much of southern Asia, threatening further casualties and more destruction after a week of lethal floods and landslides.

More than 100 people have died and up to 1 million fled their homes as land from Pakistan to Burma was deluged.

In Canada, we face similar problems. Over 7 million Canadians live in coastal communities*. ACT’s work on sea level rise has primarily been with the Coastal Cities at Risk (CCaR) project, a 5-year multinational research project to document these increased risks facing coastal cities. Learn more about our work with CCar here.

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